LoCoS is a universal artificial language for international communication, based on the use of intuitive pictograms and ideograms .
The language was proposed in 1964 by Yukio Ota , a Japanese professor at the Tama University of the Arts and a specialist in standardization of the iconic environment (one of the representatives of Japan in ISO ).
In addition to the language of road and other internationally accepted visual signs, the creation of LoCoS was influenced by the native Japanese language Yukio Ota, as well as the bliss symbol .
The name LoCoS comes from the Greek word λόγος, and is also an abbreviation for the words “Lovers Communication System” [1]
Content
Key Symbols
The language has eight basic characters:
| Symbol | Semantics | Symbol | Semantics |
|---|---|---|---|
| sun, day | person | ||
| thing | think | ||
| feeling | country place | ||
| question | point, existence |
Words
Words are combinations of various characters. For example, a point in a circle means today, and the symbol of the fish in the ring is the fisherman. There are about 80 words officially proposed by the creator of the language. The dictionary can be supplemented with new words created using the basic rules.
Suggestions
Sentences are created using a combination of words. Three lines are used to write them. The middle line contains the main words (nouns, verbs, direct and indirect additions). The top line is used for modifying verbs of adverbs, and the bottom line is for modifying adjectives.
See also
- Bliss symbol
Notes
- ↑ Ota, Yukio (1973). LoCoS: Lovers Communications System (in Japanese), Pictorial Institute, Tokyo, 1973.
Literature
- Bliss, CK (1965). Semantography (Blissymbolocs). Sidney, Australia: Semantography Publications, second edition, 882 pp. The book presents a system for universal writing, or pasigraphy.
- Ota, Yukio (1973). “LoCoS: An Experimental Pictorial Language.” Icographic, No. 6, pp. 15-19. Published by ICOGRADA, the International Council of Graphic Design Associations, based in London.
- Ota, Yukio (1987). Pictogram Design, Kashiwashobo, Tokyo, ISBN 4-7601-0300-7 , 1987. The author presents a world-wide collection of case studies in visible language signage systems, including LoCoS.
Links
- Language article on Esperanto World
- Language article (inaccessible link) from the journal Science and Life No. 10, 1976 (in DjVu format.)
- Language information on the Esperanto News website forum
- An article about language on the Psychonetics website
- LoCoS Symbol Storage (link not available) (Japanese)
- LoCoS Website (Link Unavailable )